Your Fire TV Stick has an expiration date — here's when support ends
Amazon will end software and security support for most Fire TV Stick models by December 31, 2030, with the original 2018 Fire TV Stick 4K losing support a year earlier. Devices will continue functioning but may face security risks after support ends. Newer models now run on Amazon's Linux-based Vega OS instead of Fire OS, limiting sideloading of apps. Users can check their device model in settings to confirm support status.
- ▪Amazon will stop providing software and security updates for most Fire TV Sticks after December 31, 2030.
- ▪The original 2018 Fire TV Stick 4K will lose support one year earlier, on December 31, 2029.
- ▪New Fire TV Sticks now run on Vega OS, a Linux-based system that no longer allows installing apps outside Amazon's Appstore.
- ▪Existing Fire TV Stick users will experience no immediate changes and can continue using their devices normally until support ends.
- ▪Amazon's public support timeline may be influenced by ongoing litigation over past update practices.
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Entertainment Streaming Streaming Devices Your Fire TV Stick has an expiration date — here's when support ends How To By Kaycee Hill published 28 April 2026 Amazon just set a deadline for Fire TV sticks When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Thomas Trutschel / Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Fire TV Sticks are getting a software overhaul. Amazon's newest streaming stick runs Vega OS instead of the Android-based Fire OS that's powered Fire TV devices for years.
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